This Saturday evening, Longueau moved to Lambersart to try to sign a 3rd victory in a row in NM3. And stay in contact with the leading teams.
Deprived of Karoui and Petris, ESCLAMS could on the other hand count on Sinoquet for this match in the North against a formation close to the classification.
The start of the game is a bit complicated because the visitors are struggling to put their game in place. The locals are well in place and are logically in front after ten minutes (22-16). But the Longacoissiens will adjust perfectly and take over defensively. This offers them fast play which they relish in order to reverse the trend. At the break, the Samarians are ahead by a short head 32-34.
Unfortunately the start of the 3rd quarter time is not done in continuity. Indeed, Longueau can no longer find a solution offensively, scoring only 7 points in ten minutes. This allows Lambersart to regain the lead and even widen a nice gap at the dawn of money-time (55-41). If the GreenTeam will react in the last ten minutes, the gap will be too big to get a third win in a row (69-61).
L’ESCLAMS therefore bows once again outside this season. She will try to recover next week at home.
Lambersart – ESCLAMS : 69-61 (22-16, 10-18, 23-7, 14-20)
Aurelien Finet
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